Dr. Marion Theresa Moses
By Linda Comins
Wheeling’s prominent gifts to the world include Dr. Marion Theresa Moses, who was born in the city in the early 20th century and became a national authority on pesticides. She was also the trusted colleague and physician to labor leader Cesar Chavez and the beloved friend and personal physician to social activist Dorothy Day.
Dr. Marion Theresa Moses was born in Wheeling on January 24, 1936. She was the second of eight children born to Maron Moses and Mary Wakim Moses.